9 Award NFQ
15/03/2025
NCAD
5 ECTS
HCI Subsidy Funding Available
4 days
€600 or €120*
CFA at NCAD’s Professional Certificate in Sustainable Exhibition Making, provides cultural producers with tools to implement climate change solutions across different scales of exhibition-making activity.
The programme is aimed at artists, curators and cultural workers wanting to affect and implement climate solutions within their practices, studios and exhibition infrastructures. Cultural producers have a key role to play in leading the necessary transformations on climate action.
The course will include practical training, critical reflection and actionable steps with input from organisations and guests who are the leading figures in the field.
Students will undertake carbon literacy training, discuss digital sustainability and what strategic power artists have politically. They will map out ecological selfhood and workshop building an Irish Art World Toolkit.
Speakers will include:
The module will combine workshops, lectures and seminar discussions. Current and live concerns will be the focus of these classes with participants engaged in establishing frameworks for good practice:
The Programme team includes:
Seoidín O’Sullivan, Tom O’Dea, Alice Bonnot , Matt Packer, Anne Kelly, Mary Cremin and Éilís Murphy.
4 days over 4 weeks (weekends)
The course is delivered in a blended format (online and in-person):
Timetable:
Online: Saturday 22nd March, 10am-12 am. Introduction with Seoidin O’Sullivan and Tom O’Dea. Meeting and readings
Online: Saturday 29th March, 10am-1pm, Session with Seoidin O’Sullivan and Alice Bonnott (Villa Villa)
Online: Saturday 5th April, Irish Toolkit workshop
In person: Saturday 12th April, Open session/symposium with invited guests
The programme is aimed at artists, curators and cultural workers wanting to affect and implement climate solutions within their practices, studios and exhibition infrastructures. Cultural producers have a key role to play in leading the necessary transformations on climate action.
On successful completion of this module students will have an astute understanding of how artists and curators are working to address and create sustainable solutions within their creative practices.
Educational Standard
All applicants are expected to present an approved Bachelor degree at minimum level of 2nd class honours (2.2)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic entry requirements for admission may be considered on the basis of a recognition of previous learning whether based on prior relevant experience or other relevant credited or non credited or learning (RPL). In such cases each applicant will be considered on a case-by-case basis based on a review of the applicant’s CV and other supporting documentation.
Please contact ncad@creativefutures.ie for further information.
Qualifying Examination – In certain cases the academic team may choose to set a qualifying assignment in order to assess an applicant’s suitability for admission.
You may apply for the programme if you are currently completing your Undergraduate Degree. NCAD will review the rest of your application If necessary, we can make you a Conditional Offer. When your degree is completed and you send us final transcripts we will upgrade this to a Full Offer.
A Statement of Interest – 500 words framing your reasons for applying to the programme. Please indicate a subject/discipline area that you believe can best advance your practice.
A recent CV
Certified transcripts of previous programmes followed
Certified copies of degree/ certificates and/or other appropriate third level qualifications bearing the official stamp of the institution.
“the programme was delivered exceptionally – the choice of guest speakers were fantastic and I have found it has helped me in my work”
All new and continuing students will receive information by email on how to register and pay fees. For information on Fee Payment and Grant Eligibility go to NCAD Fees & Grants.
NCAD Students Handbook
The Handbook is available for download here
Continuing students and new postgraduate students who accepted the offer will start receiving ‘Invitation to Register’ emails from the week beginning 19th August.
More on the NCAD website.
There is a fee of €600 for this programme. Full payment is required upfront at registration however once it is determined that the student qualifies for HCI, NCAD will then issue a refund for the amount covered by the funding.
Students eligible for the Human Capital Initiative HCI Pillar 3 Micro-Credentials Subsidy are paying only €120 (see more below).
CFA Scholarship:
A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.
Find out if you are eligible to apply HERE
Fill in the CFA@NCAD scholarship application form HERE
Programme Contact
Seoidin O’Sullivan osullivans@staff.ncad.ie
Admissions Contact
postgraduate@ncad.ie
01 636 4200
Applicants to this course are eligible for Human Capital Initiative HCI Pillar 3 Micro-Credentials Subsidy funding. The subsidy for this course is 80% of the total course costs for eligible learners. Terms & Conditions apply.
